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These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 20th December 2005.
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(1) The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “code of good agricultural practice” substitute–“
 “code of good agricultural practice” means those parts of the Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity which are aimed at reducing pollution by nitrates, issued by the Scottish Ministers on 11th March 2005, having been approved by virtue of the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005”.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
23rd November 2005